Juneteenth 2014

Join Elegba Folklore Society at JUNETEENTH, A FREEDOM CELEBRATION

Juneteenth 2014, A Freedom Celebration, June 19 - 22. Juneteenth 2014, A Freedom Celebration, June 19-22 feature a symposium, performances, The Freedom Market, children's activities and Torchlit Night Walk on the Trail of Enslaved Africans

Thursday, June 19

Lira In Concert...

Hippodrome Theatre • 7p- 11p • $20

Lira, Platinum Selling South African Singer blends R&B, jazz & African styles.

This is her US debut album release, Rise Again.

Essence Magazine's one of "Five Unique Artists To Change Music in 2012"

Hosted by Jarrard Anthony, Virginia Black Music Foundation

Friday, June 20

The Symposium

Pine Camp Arts Center • 6p - 10p • $10

Dr. Umar Johnson, Psychologist, Author & Expert on the Education of Afrikan American Children

Ęlęgba Folklore Society's African Dancers and Drummers

Live Jazz with Sketches.

Esu Festival begins.

Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, Freedom Market.

Saturday, June 21

In Reflection

Manchester Dock • 4p - 11p • Free

Performances, speakers, Esu Festival Market Day in the Freedom Market, children's activities, Annual Torch Lit Night Walk Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans. Free

Sunday, June 22

Esu Festival

African Burial Ground • 1p - 5p • Free

Ile Ise Ejiogbe Ifá Temple guides Esu Festival's ceremony and rituals for healing and ancestral veneration. Free..